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Hesburgh Lecture Series

About the ​​Hesburgh Lecture Series

In partnership with the the Public Policy Institute hosts the Hesburgh Lecture Series, bringing experts from Notre Dame University to speak on areas of public policy matters, including energy, economy, and climate change​. All Hesburgh Lectures are free and open to the public.​​​

2023

KellySpeaker 

Daniel B. Kelly

Professor of Law, Faculty Director, Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate, Director, Law and Economics Program, Universtiy of Notre Dame

Lecture

"The Promises and Perils of Housing, the KELO Case, and the                                                 World's Largest Asset Class"

                                                         October 18, 2023

2022

 

Headshot of Emilia Powell Hesburg LecturerSpeaker

Emilia Justyna Powell

Professor of Law and Political Science, University of Notre Dame

Lecture

Islamic Law: What is it, What it is Not, and What it Means to    the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy

October 27, 2022 

2019

kwanSpeaker

Dr. Kwan S. Kim

Emeritus Professor of Economics; Fellow, Liu Institute for Asian Studies, University of Notre Dame

Lecture

American Chess Game v. Chinese Go Game: Geopolitical Rivalry

November 7, 2019

2018

LopezSpeaker

Dr. George A. Lopez

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Chair Emeritus in Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame.

Lecture

Dealing with North Korea and Iran in a Complex World:             Diplomacy, Sanctions, or War?

2017

Dr. Michael Desch

Speaker

Dr. Michael Desch
Professor of Political Science; Fellow at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies; Fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies; and Director of the Notre Dame International Security Center

Lecture

Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump

  • DateNovember 30, 2017

2016

Amy Barrett, JD

Speaker

Amy Barrett, JD
Diane and M.O. Miller, II, Research Chair in Law

Lecture

Impacts of the Presidential Election on the Supreme Court

  • DatNovember 3, 2016
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2015

Richard A. Jensen, PhD

Speaker

Richard A. Jensen, PhD
Gilbert F. Schaefer Professor, Economics

Lecture

The Costs and Ben​​efits of Reducing Carbon Emissions

  • DateOctober 14, 2015
  • Video link

2014

Thomas Gresik, PhD

Speaker

Thomas Gresik, PhD
Professor, Economics; Fellow, Kellogg Institute for International Studieseconomist

Lecture

Outrageous Energy Prices

  • DateOctober 30, 2014
  • Video link

2013

Michael Pries, PhD

Speaker

Michael Pries, PhD
Associate Professor, Economics

Lecture

Our Growing National Debt and What it Means for our Economic Future

  • DateNovember 21, 2013
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